Podcast 126: Look for an Under-Used Area of Your Home, Dealing with Perfectionism, and Clear Instructions about How to Rate and Review a Podcast.

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

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Update: Congratulations to Elizabeth and Sarah, who are about to hit a milestone for their podcast "Happier in Hollywood" -- tomorrow is their tenth episode. Teaser: in that episode, they interview the brilliant host of "Side Hustle School," Chris Guillebeau. Who is a Rebel, if you're curious.

Try This at Home: Look for an under-used area of your home. Create your own "nook" like my daughter Eleanor or a "Cozy Club" like Elizabeth and Emilie. We mention the try-this-at-home tip from episode 72, of having room of your own.

**Stay tuned for the promised photos of the Cozy Corner -- I thought our mother had the photo, but in her own recent efforts to clear space, she sent the photo to Elizabeth, and Elizabeth needs to find it. So hope to update with that soon!

Happiness Hack: When listener Korrine realized that she often cut her laps short when she was walking a one-mile loop, she switched to walking around a lake in a 2.7 mile circuit -- no way to cut it short. She's using several of the habit-formation strategies that I discuss in Better Than Before.

Happiness Stumbling Block: Perfectionism -- a very common stumbling block.

Elizabeth’s Demerit: Elizabeth gives herself a demerit for not rating or reviewing other podcasts -- even though we ask for people to rate and review our podcast all the time. She (and I) simply didn't know how to do it. Turns out that it's easy! For written directions, scroll down here.

Gretchen’s Gold Star: In related news, I give a gold star to all the listeners who have so generously rated and reviewed us already. We so appreciate it -- it really does help new listeners discover the show.

If you want easy instructions about how to rate or review the podcast, look here. Remember, it really helps us if you do rate or review the podcast — it helps other listeners discover us.

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